IBM Preps Power7 Launch For February
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

Well, some of the mystery behind IBM's forthcoming and, as we now know impending, Power7-based Power Systems server launch has been solved. I said some of the mystery, so don't get overly excited. As best as I can figure, I will still have some time to go through my hypothetical System iWant, 2010 Edition, product line before Big Blue actually gets the Power7 machines launched. But it also looks like I had better hurry. READ MORE >

Looks Like i 7.1 Is Coming In April
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

The word on the street is that IBM is gearing up to get the future release of its i/OS all buffed and polished so it can ship sooner rather than later. Which is good news for the Power Systems i business partner community. A broad new announcement, which the future operating system, to be dubbed i 7.1 unless the current naming plan changes, represents exactly what resellers need to give them a reason to come a-calling on AS/400, iSeries, and System i shops. READ MORE >

The IBM Profit Engine Keeps A-Rolling in Q4
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

IBM may no longer be the top provider of IT products and services in terms of annual revenues, but it is by far more profitable than its larger rival, Hewlett-Packard, which became king of the IT hill last year with $114.6 billion in sales (in fiscal 2009 ended in October) but which, at $7.7 billion in net income, only brings a little more than half of what IBM does to the bottom line. In IBM's full 2009 year, the company had sales of $95.8 billion, down 7.6 percent, but net income was up 8.8 percent to $13.4 billion. READ MORE >

As I See It: What Did You Do At Work Today, Daddy?
by Victor Rozek

Spot Quiz: What's not a drug, but is addictive? What contains no alcohol, but provides a buzz? What's not smoked, but alters brain chemistry? What's not food, but produces cravings. Hint: In recent years, it has become a silent workplace epidemic. READ MORE >